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Who is Julia Kim?

Her original name was Hong-Sun Youn. 

Julia is her baptismal name, and Kim her husband's last name. She was born in Naju in 1947. Her father was a school teacher and a scholar in Chinese literature.

In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, her grandfather and father were killed by the Communist soldiers. Her younger sister also died, of an illness. Julia, with her mother, began experiencing extreme poverty, and had to work hard for survival. 

She could not finish junior high school because of the poverty. In 1972, Julia married Julio Kim. He worked for the City of Naju, in its agricultural department. They had four children: two sons and two daughters.

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Later, Julia's health deteriorated because of cancer, and other accompanying illnesses. 

After several surgeries, her doctors said there was no hope. 

While Julia was waiting for death, her husband took her to a Catholic priest. After hearing Julia's story, the priest consoled her, by saying that her sufferings were blessings from God. Julia felt her body becoming warm and sweating, and was soon healed completely.

She began a fervent prayer life. 

She opened a beauty salon and became quite successful. 

One night, at 3 a.m., Julia saw a vision of Our Lord, bleeding miserably, especially from His Heart, which was torn by human sins. Julia was deeply moved, and promised a life of reparation, for the sins in the world. 

Miraculously, she began suffering severe pains again. And she received the Stigmata, the wounds of Our Lord. These Stigmata usually last for several days and disappear, they reappear later. 

On June 30, 1985, Julia saw Our Lady's statue in her room weeping for the first time. Two and a half weeks later, on July 18, she received the first message. On October 19, 1986, clear tears turned into tears of blood. 

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Julia has continued receiving messages, and suffering pains. 

Other miracles have also continued — fragrant oil from Our Lady's statue, the fragrance of roses, healings of incurable illnesses, Eucharistic miracles, and the descent of Our Lord's Precious Blood.

She offers her sufferings up to the Lord, praying that she is being allowed to participate in the pains of Jesus.

"No matter how unworthy I am and continuously groaning from the sufferings caused by illnesses, how graciously and happily I receive the sufferings so that my little offering - though like specks of dust -may contribute to the work of salvation by the Lord." 

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